Summary:
Majority of photographs show buildings and grounds at Yıldız Sarayı (palace). Also depicted are the Sultan's Selamlık procession to the Hamidiye Camii (mosque) and the Şazlı Dervish Lodge; mausoleums; and rooms and courtyards at Topkapı Sarayı including displays in the Imperial Treasury.

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Rights Advisory:
No known restrictions on publication.

Access Advisory:
Original album; Restricted access: Materials extremely fragile; Served by appointment only.
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Text on album cover translated from Ottoman Turkish: It has been presented as a gift to the National Library of the United States of America by His Majesty Emperor Abdulhamid II, King of the Kings al-Gazi, the Emperor of the Sublime Ottoman Empire which is based on the Divine Assistance. The year 1310. Text in English on album cover (on other side): Gift made by H.I.M. the Sultan Abdul-Hamid II to the National Library of the United States of America 1893.

LOT title devised by Library staff.

17 photographs are by Abdullah Frères, 23 are unattributed and are possibly by Abdullah Frères.

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Rights Advisory:
No known restrictions on publication.

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Call Number:
LOT 9524 (G) (PR 12) [P&P]

Medium:
1 album (40 albumen prints) ; 32 x 41 cm. (album)

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